F Enholmer Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Hi, I was hopeing somebody could help me find a company or Sound Recordist that will hire radio mics in Tokyo, Japan. We are shooting a few scenes for a film in central Tokyo over 3 days. I am taking my own equipment but I would like to hire some receivers and transmitters in legal registered frequencies. I have tried General Trades but it seems their company has liquidated. Some General Traders staff started a company called Tech Trust but they don't specialize in hirage, only sales. I have read an artical by Steve Nelson http://soundandpictu...2010/index.html and have emailed him. Any suggestions appreciated, Thanks, Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gilchrist Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Fred, From another thread on the same topic in the "General Discussion" forum: Best regards, Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absound Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Hi Fred, I have rented wireless mics in Japan on several occasions from a place called Tisman Service. I obtained their information from a Tokyo based sound mixer who told me they were the best and offered good prices. Please note that, as far as I know, they do not speak english and I had our local fixer handle the transaction. Tisman Service Phone : 03-3668-3333 Mics in Japan can be Type A or Type B. Type A is more powerful but requires that you apply for a permit that lists when and where you will be using the mic. As you can imagine, this can be hard to do unless you are working on a feature film with locations that are known in advance. Type B is less powerful and imposes no restrictions regarding use. I have rented Type B mics 4-5 times and it has always been a Sony diversity system though once I got a Panasonic one (the wireless mics division is called Samsa). Both worked as expected but the Panasonic was really big in my bag and not as intuitive to use. Please note that neither transmitterSony or Panasonic) had Lemo or TA5 connectors. Instead they used a large connector that most resembles a BNC so make sure to rent a complete system that includes a lavalier. Here are links to the various options: SONY WRR-850 / WRT-860 http://www.videoservice.tv/shosai/audio/ss800a.htm WX-RB700 / WX-TB400 http://www.videoservice.tv/shosai/audio/rd800sb.htm I hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsound Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 You can also try Sennheiser Japan. I Hired 2 Units from them in 2010. They were the small single AA Tx's with standard Senn Rx's. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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